SCOOPED (OUT) Synonyms: 24 Similar and Opposite Words

scooped (out)

verb

past tense of scoop (out)

as in excavated

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Although the grounds were excavated and the bodies removed before the church’s construction, investigators suspect remains uncovered Thursday may have been left behind.

— Rocco Parascandola, New York Daily News, 5 Nov. 2026
The site was illegally excavated in the 1960s, the statues dismantled and scattered among various countries.

— Brian Boucher, ARTnews.com, 4 Nov. 2026

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